Joseph Prince

Joseph Prince - Thrive Even In Tough Seasons

July 16, 2025 | 29:45

Discover God’s plan for you to prosper and bless others, even in tough times.

#WordofGod #Season #Loss #Struggle #Famine #Prosperity #Blessing #Favor #Grace #Peace #Righteousness

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Joseph Prince | Joseph Prince - Thrive Even In Tough Seasons | July 16, 2025

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Joseph prince: we are people
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Joseph prince: we are people who are in the world,
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Who are in the world, but we are not of the world.
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But we are not of the world. we have a father
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We have a father who cares for us.
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Who cares for us. and if he cares for the sparrows
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And if he cares for the sparrows and not a single one of them
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And not a single one of them falls without his knowledge,
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Falls without his knowledge, how much more will he
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How much more will he care for you?
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Care for you? amen, so we rest in
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Amen, so we rest in our father's love and we learn
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Our father's love and we learn from him how to prosper
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From him how to prosper even during times of famine.
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Even during times of famine. favor of god
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Favor of god is a valid central teaching
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Is a valid central teaching of the bible.
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Of the bible. in fact, the word favor,
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In fact, the word favor, you can actually say is grace
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You can actually say is grace because grace is undeserved,
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Because grace is undeserved, unmerited favor.
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Unmerited favor. and to be full of grace
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And to be full of grace means to be full of favor.
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Announcer: child of god,
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Announcer: child of god, you don't have to be afraid
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You don't have to be afraid when the world is going through
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When the world is going through a time of famine.
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A time of famine. you can have strong confidence
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You can have strong confidence in your heavenly father's
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In your heavenly father's promise to provide
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Promise to provide and care for you.
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And care for you. in today's encouraging message
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In today's encouraging message by joseph prince,
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By joseph prince, find unshakable assurance
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Find unshakable assurance that the lord is taking care
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That the lord is taking care of all your needs
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Of all your needs through his limitless supply.
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Through his limitless supply. and now,
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And now, here is pastor joseph prince
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Here is pastor joseph prince with today's program.
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With today's program. joseph prince: i believe that
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Joseph prince: i believe that god has so much more for us and
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God has so much more for us and he wants us to receive this word
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He wants us to receive this word in season for all of us
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In season for all of us during this time.
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During this time. as you know, the whole world is
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As you know, the whole world is right now in a global recession
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Right now in a global recession and it's going to get worse
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And it's going to get worse as time goes on.
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But remember that we are people
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But remember that we are people who are in the world,
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Who are in the world, but we are not of the world.
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But we are not of the world. we have a father
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We have a father who cares for us and if he cares
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Who cares for us and if he cares for the sparrows
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For the sparrows and not a single one of them
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And not a single one of them falls without his knowledge,
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Falls without his knowledge, how much more
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How much more will he care for you?
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Will he care for you? amen, so we rest in
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Amen, so we rest in our father's love and we learn
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Our father's love and we learn from him how to prosper
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From him how to prosper even during times of famine.
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Even during times of famine. if you look in the scriptures,
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If you look in the scriptures, you'll find that every time
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You'll find that every time there's a famine, there's
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There's a famine, there's a time that god's person,
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A time that god's person, whoever he has for that hour,
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Whoever he has for that hour, whether it's abraham,
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Whether it's abraham, whether it's isaac,
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Whether it's isaac, whether it's joseph,
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Whether it's joseph, they come into prominence.
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They come into prominence. god's people will come into
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God's people will come into prominence during this time,
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Prominence during this time, whether it's in their workplace,
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Whether it's in their workplace, whether it's in their companies
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Whether it's in their companies or wherever in their ministries,
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Or wherever in their ministries, they will come forth
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They will come forth during times of famine.
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During times of famine. it's not during
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It's not during prosperous times.
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Prosperous times. when i say times of famine
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When i say times of famine or prosperity times, i'm talking
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Or prosperity times, i'm talking about the times out there
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About the times out there in the world, okay?
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In the world, okay? but it's during times of famine
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But it's during times of famine out there in the world that
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Out there in the world that god's people begin to shine.
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God's people begin to shine. because we demonstrate
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Because we demonstrate god's light,
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God's light, not in the midst of light,
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Not in the midst of light, but in the midst of darkness.
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But in the midst of darkness. we demonstrate god's ability
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We demonstrate god's ability and power to supply, to provide
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And power to supply, to provide during times of famine,
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During times of famine, during times of lack.
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During times of lack. something very interesting
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Something very interesting about famine,
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About famine, you find that god's people,
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You find that god's people, always during famine,
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Always during famine, god gives them wisdom
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God gives them wisdom for that famine.
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For that famine. in different cases, different
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In different cases, different famines, you find that god
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Famines, you find that god gives wisdom to joseph to know
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Gives wisdom to joseph to know how to operate during that time.
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He would recommend to pharaoh
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He would recommend to pharaoh to appoint a man with wisdom
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To appoint a man with wisdom to handle the coming famine.
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To handle the coming famine. and of course,
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And of course, he didn't recommend himself,
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He didn't recommend himself, but in a way, indirectly he did.
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But in a way, indirectly he did. because pharaoh says,
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Because pharaoh says, how can we find anyone else
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How can we find anyone else that has the kind of wisdom
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That has the kind of wisdom like you have?
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Like you have? and he appointed joseph
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And he appointed joseph to be his right-hand man.
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To be his right-hand man. and that's when joseph
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And that's when joseph got promoted.
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Got promoted. but that's the wisdom
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But that's the wisdom that god gave joseph
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That god gave joseph during that time of famine.
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During that time of famine. during the time of abraham,
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During the time of abraham, god told abraham to be honest
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God told abraham to be honest and own up.
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And own up. and when he lied about his wife,
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And when he lied about his wife, all right, he came to a place
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All right, he came to a place where he had to come clean
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Where he had to come clean and he own up.
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And he own up. and the bible says that
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And the bible says that the first thing he did was
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The first thing he did was that when he came out of egypt,
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That when he came out of egypt, he built an altar to the lord.
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He built an altar to the lord. in other words, he prioritized
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In other words, he prioritized his relationship with the lord.
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His relationship with the lord. and god is saying,
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And god is saying, "get back to where you lost.
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"get back to where you lost. you went down to egypt.
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You went down to egypt. now get back to the place where
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Now get back to the place where you first built the altar."
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You first built the altar." and the bible says,
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And the bible says, "he built the altar between
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"he built the altar between ai and bethel."
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Ai and bethel." and that's
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And that's where he came back to, okay.
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Where he came back to, okay. he's always remembering
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He's always remembering where you fell,
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Where you fell, from where you fell,
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From where you fell, because of your unbelief
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Because of your unbelief or lack of faith.
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Or lack of faith. so you see that with abraham,
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So you see that with abraham, it was a coming back to where
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It was a coming back to where he was, where he fell from.
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He was, where he fell from. in the case of isaac,
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In the case of isaac, the bible says there was
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The bible says there was a famine in the days of isaac,
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A famine in the days of isaac, like the first famine
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Like the first famine of the days of abraham.
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Of the days of abraham. now many years have transpired.
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Now many years have transpired. isaac is now an adult.
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Isaac is now an adult. when abraham went down to egypt
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When abraham went down to egypt during that famine,
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During that famine, there was no isaac.
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There was no isaac. but many years have come
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But many years have come and gone and now isaac
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And gone and now isaac is facing a famine.
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Is facing a famine. but again, there's a wisdom,
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But again, there's a wisdom, a specific wisdom that god
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A specific wisdom that god gave to isaac and that wisdom
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Gave to isaac and that wisdom was to sow, was to sow
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Was to sow, was to sow during the time of famine.
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During the time of famine. if you look at the ground
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If you look at the ground at that time and the bible says
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At that time and the bible says it's like the famine of abraham.
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It's like the famine of abraham. if you look at abraham's famine,
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If you look at abraham's famine, it says that the famine
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It says that the famine was severe and severe famine
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Was severe and severe famine looks like this.
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Looks like this. the ground looks like this.
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Now imagine that kind of ground
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Now imagine that kind of ground and you are told,
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And you are told, "sow into that ground."
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"sow into that ground." now you know that you got
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Now you know that you got to do it by faith.
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To do it by faith. you can't do it by sight.
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You can't do it by sight. by sight,
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By sight, everything is dry, arid.
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Everything is dry, arid. in the natural,
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In the natural, you would think that nothing
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You would think that nothing will grow out of this.
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Will grow out of this. and that's the very challenge
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And that's the very challenge that is before
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That is before god's people today.
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God's people today. when god tells them to sow
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When god tells them to sow into the gospel, it is not like
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Into the gospel, it is not like an investment in something
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An investment in something that they can see in the future,
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That they can see in the future, the returns on.
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The returns on. they can see the dividends.
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They can see the dividends. they will have a share and they
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They will have a share and they will partake of the profits.
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Will partake of the profits. but it is something seemingly
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But it is something seemingly like in the natural, it's dry.
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Like in the natural, it's dry. and that's the very area where
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And that's the very area where god says, "sow into that area."
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God says, "sow into that area." you see, the bible doesn't
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You see, the bible doesn't say that where your heart is,
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Say that where your heart is, there will your money be.
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There will your treasure be.
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There will your treasure be. it's the opposite.
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It's the opposite. the bible says, "where your
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The bible says, "where your money is, where your treasure
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Money is, where your treasure is, there will your heart be."
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Is, there will your heart be." in other words, wherever you
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In other words, wherever you put your seed, your money in,
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Put your seed, your money in, your heart will follow.
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Your heart will follow. if you sow into the gospel
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If you sow into the gospel ground, your heart will be
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Ground, your heart will be into the gospel, amen.
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Into the gospel, amen. that's how you change
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That's how you change the direction of your heart.
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The direction of your heart. people try to, you know, turn
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People try to, you know, turn the whole thing around and say
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The whole thing around and say that, no, no, you know, people
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That, no, no, you know, people will always put their money
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Will always put their money where their heart is.
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Where their heart is. no, it's the opposite.
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No, it's the opposite. their heart will follow
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Their heart will follow where their money goes.
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Where their money goes. and if you put your money
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And if you put your money in the gospel ground, even
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In the gospel ground, even if you don't have a vision about
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If you don't have a vision about the importance of the gospel
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The importance of the gospel and how the gospel
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And how the gospel can transform lives,
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Can transform lives, but you start by faith, looking
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At the gospel like it's dry
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At the gospel like it's dry and you just sow into it,
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And you just sow into it, you will find that you
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You will find that you will yield dividends,
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Will yield dividends, amen, like isaac did.
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Amen, like isaac did. and exactly that's
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And exactly that's what happened to isaac.
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What happened to isaac. the bible says, "and isaac sowed
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The bible says, "and isaac sowed in that land," that land
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In that land," that land of famine, "in the same year,"
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Of famine, "in the same year," not another year,
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Not another year, "in the same year of famine,
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"in the same year of famine, he reaped a hundredfold."
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He reaped a hundredfold." so the bible says,
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So the bible says, "the man began to prosper,
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"the man began to prosper, and continued prospering until
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And continued prospering until he became very prosperous."
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He became very prosperous." so there's this 30-fold,
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So there's this 30-fold, 60-fold, 100-fold growth,
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60-fold, 100-fold growth, even in prosperity.
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Even in prosperity. he began to prosper first.
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He began to prosper first. began, there's a beginning.
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Began, there's a beginning. all in the same year,
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All in the same year, he continued prospering until
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He continued prospering until he became very prosperous.
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He became very prosperous. thirtyfold, sixtyfold,
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Thirtyfold, sixtyfold, hundredfold.
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Hundredfold. and of course, that caused
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And of course, that caused the philistines to envy him.
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The philistines to envy him. the bible says,
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The bible says, "he had possessions of flocks
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"he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds
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And possessions of herds and a great number of servants."
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And a great number of servants." and the bible says,
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And the bible says, "the philistines envied him."
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"the philistines envied him." so, don't think for one moment
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So, don't think for one moment that the world
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That the world will not criticize you
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Will not criticize you or say things about you
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Or say things about you if you prosper god's way.
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If you prosper god's way. they will even come against that
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They will even come against that teaching of prosperity as if,
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Teaching of prosperity as if, you know, the bible doesn't
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You know, the bible doesn't have these teachings.
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Have these teachings. it's okay for the new age
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It's okay for the new age to teach it, it's okay
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To teach it, it's okay for the world to promote it,
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For the world to promote it, and it's okay
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And it's okay for their people to prosper,
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For their people to prosper, but not god's people, right?
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But not god's people, right? they have saying, right,
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They have saying, right, that as poor as a church mouse.
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That as poor as a church mouse. why a church mouse?
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Why a church mouse? no, my friend,
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No, my friend, if you study the bible,
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If you study the bible, look at all these verses.
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Look at all these verses. "isaac sowed in the land.
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"isaac sowed in the land. he reaped in the same year
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He reaped in the same year a hundredfold.
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A hundredfold. he began to prosper,
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He began to prosper, continued prospering,
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Continued prospering, became very prosperous."
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Became very prosperous." why do you think the holy spirit
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Why do you think the holy spirit put all these verses there?
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For us to be discouraged
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For us to be discouraged from sowing, from giving, from
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From sowing, from giving, from believing god for a harvest?
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Believing god for a harvest? you know, there are people
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You know, there are people who say things like, "well,
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Who say things like, "well, you are giving to receive.
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You are giving to receive. you are sowing
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You are sowing because you want to harvest."
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Because you want to harvest." yes, that's the very thing
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Yes, that's the very thing the bible encourages us
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The bible encourages us to believe for.
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To believe for. that's why these verses
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That's why these verses are there.
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Are there. god says that isaac sowed
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God says that isaac sowed in the year of famine,
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In the year of famine, in that land that's dry
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In that land that's dry and arid, and he reaped.
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And arid, and he reaped. and god told us about it.
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And god told us about it. you know, if god doesn't
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You know, if god doesn't want to encourage us,
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Want to encourage us, why did he tell us what happened
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Why did he tell us what happened to isaac after he sowed?
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To isaac after he sowed? and god went into detail telling
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And god went into detail telling us that he began prospering,
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Us that he began prospering, continued prospering
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Continued prospering and became very prosperous.
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And became very prosperous. why did jesus say, "give
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Why did jesus say, "give and it shall be given unto you;
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And it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down,
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Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over,
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Shaken together, running over, will man give into your bosom"?
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Will man give into your bosom"? notice the expression.
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Notice the expression. it's very specific.
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It's very specific. it's in detail.
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It's in detail. even the process.
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Even the process. how is it going to come
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How is it going to come back to you?
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Back to you? why did jesus say--if jesus
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Why did jesus say--if jesus didn't want us to expect
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Didn't want us to expect a return, if they expect us
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A return, if they expect us to believe for a harvest,
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To believe for a harvest, why did he encourage us
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Why did he encourage us with the result of our giving,
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With the result of our giving, with the harvest of our giving?
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With the harvest of our giving? amen, he could just have said,
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Amen, he could just have said, "give in the name of the lord.
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"give in the name of the lord. give with a motive
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Give with a motive to bless others."
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To bless others." he could have said that.
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He could have said that. no, he wants us
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No, he wants us to be encouraged.
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To be encouraged. he wants us to believe that when
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He wants us to believe that when we give, we will reap, amen.
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We give, we will reap, amen. it will be given back to us,
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It will be given back to us, good measure, pressed down,
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Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over,
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Shaken together, running over, men will give to our bosom.
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Men will give to our bosom. so, is this teaching
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So, is this teaching of prosperity in the bible
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Of prosperity in the bible something that god is saying to
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Something that god is saying to us that it's not his will for us
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Us that it's not his will for us to prosper and to be poor
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To prosper and to be poor is to be humble?
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Is to be humble? poverty is holiness?
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Poverty is holiness? you don't find that
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You don't find that in the bible.
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In the bible. you don't find that in the lives
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You don't find that in the lives of the patriarchs,
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Of the patriarchs, abraham, isaac, jacob,
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Abraham, isaac, jacob, even all the heroes of faith
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Even all the heroes of faith in the bible.
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In the bible. the bible says, you know,
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The bible says, you know, all of them prospered
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All of them prospered in their various fields.
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In their various fields. whether, you know, they are
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Whether, you know, they are a king, when they walk with
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A king, when they walk with the lord, they begin to prosper.
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The lord, they begin to prosper. in fact, there's a verse about
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In fact, there's a verse about one of the kings of judah.
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One of the kings of judah. "as long--" notice the way
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"as long--" notice the way it's phrased, "as long as
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It's phrased, "as long as he sought the lord,
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He sought the lord, god made him to prosper."
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God made him to prosper." notice that?
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Notice that? how that seeking the lord and
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How that seeking the lord and prosperity is tied up together.
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Prosperity is tied up together. so child of god,
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So child of god, god wants you to be encouraged.
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God wants you to be encouraged. god wants to prosper you.
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God wants to prosper you. the reason this is such
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The reason this is such a burden, if i can say that,
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A burden, if i can say that, for me, a burden that i want
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For me, a burden that i want to dispense off, you know,
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To dispense off, you know, it's not a heavy burden but,
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It's not a heavy burden but, you know, it's like,
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You know, it's like, god arrested me recently
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God arrested me recently and told me,
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And told me, it's time for me to preach this
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It's time for me to preach this in its biblical context, amen.
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In its biblical context, amen. there is an extreme, of course,
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There is an extreme, of course, you know, where people
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You know, where people talk about prosperity.
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Talk about prosperity. it's always about receiving
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It's always about receiving and there's always a blessing.
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And there's always a blessing. one person or just a group
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One person or just a group of person and not having
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Of person and not having a vision for the gospel.
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A vision for the gospel. it's all about me, my.
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It's all about me, my. and it's about possessions
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And it's about possessions and more possessions.
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And more possessions. that's not god's idea
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That's not god's idea of prosperity.
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Of prosperity. god's prosperity is to prosper
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God's prosperity is to prosper you first and foremost
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You first and foremost in your walk with him,
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In your walk with him, in your life with him, amen.
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In your life with him, amen. and that's what happens
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And that's what happens when you become righteous
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Through jesus's blood, amen.
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Through jesus's blood, amen. "for god made jesus to be sin
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"for god made jesus to be sin for us who knew no sin;
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For us who knew no sin; that we might be made
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That we might be made the righteousness of god
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The righteousness of god in him," amen.
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In him," amen. so we are righteous.
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So we are righteous. that's the greatest
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That's the greatest prosperity of all.
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Prosperity of all. in fact, with that righteousness
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In fact, with that righteousness comes all the blessings
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Comes all the blessings of the righteous.
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Of the righteous. like the bible says,
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Like the bible says, "blessings are upon the head
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"blessings are upon the head of the righteous."
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Of the righteous." that's you.
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That's you. that's me now, amen.
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That's me now, amen. we can receive those blessings,
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We can receive those blessings, amen.
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Amen. and then the bible says
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And then the bible says about our children.
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About our children. "the seed," that's your seed
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"the seed," that's your seed and my seed, our children,
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And my seed, our children, "the seed of the righteous
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"the seed of the righteous will be delivered," amen.
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Will be delivered," amen. we can claim that.
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We can claim that. it is ours now.
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It is ours now. when we pray, we can know
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When we pray, we can know this in our hearts that god
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This in our hearts that god is hearing our prayers
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Is hearing our prayers and our prayers avail much.
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And our prayers avail much. why?
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Why? "the effectual fervent prayer of
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"the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much."
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A righteous man avails much." and you are that righteous man
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And you are that righteous man now.
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Now. i am that righteous man, amen.
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The bible says in proverbs,
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The bible says in proverbs, "the wealth of the sinner
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"the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous."
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Is stored up for the righteous." who is the righteous?
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Who is the righteous? you and i.
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You and i. we are the righteous.
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We are the righteous. look at that.
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Look at that. is that in the bible?
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Is that in the bible? yes, it's in proverbs 13
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Yes, it's in proverbs 13 verse 22.
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Verse 22. it's right there.
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It's right there. why is god encouraging us?
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Why is god encouraging us? what is it saying to us?
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What is it saying to us? that there's a transfer
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That there's a transfer taking place here.
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Taking place here. the wealth of the sinner,
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The wealth of the sinner, the sinner is tasked
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The sinner is tasked with gathering and gathering
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With gathering and gathering and working hard and doing all
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And working hard and doing all he can to get a lot of wealth.
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But god is saying, "he's storing
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But god is saying, "he's storing that wealth" for who?
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That wealth" for who? for the righteous.
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For the righteous. my fellow brothers and sisters
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My fellow brothers and sisters in christ, if you are suffering,
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In christ, if you are suffering, all right, in any way during
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All right, in any way during this famine of lack or shortage
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This famine of lack or shortage in any area or you're in debt
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In any area or you're in debt and you can't imagine
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And you can't imagine how you can pay off your debt,
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How you can pay off your debt, first and foremost,
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First and foremost, you've got to release that faith
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In your heart to see a god
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In your heart to see a god who wants to prosper you.
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Who wants to prosper you. because of all the teachings
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Because of all the teachings that we hear, you know, that
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That we hear, you know, that is so rife now on youtube
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Is so rife now on youtube and social media and, you know,
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And social media and, you know, wherever you find people
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Wherever you find people are talking about this,
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Are talking about this, it's always like in a negative
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It's always like in a negative way about tithing and about,
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Way about tithing and about, you know, you hear phrases
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You know, you hear phrases like health and wealth gospel,
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Like health and wealth gospel, you know.
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You know. and i agree, all right?
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And i agree, all right? let me say this.
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Let me say this. i agree that there are extreme
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I agree that there are extreme teachings on this
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Teachings on this where it's all about greed,
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Where it's all about greed, it's all about covetousness,
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It's all about covetousness, it's all about
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It's all about the love of money.
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The love of money. i'm not referring to that.
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I'm not referring to that. i'm not talking about prosperity
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I'm not talking about prosperity for self-aggrandizement.
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For self-aggrandizement. i'm not talking about for self
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I'm not talking about for self and only for you and
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And only for you and yourself and your family.
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Yourself and your family. no, it is prosperity
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With a purpose.
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With a purpose. we're talking about abraham
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We're talking about abraham now as an example
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Now as an example of how god blessed him.
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Of how god blessed him. and you see that when god called
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And you see that when god called him, god says, "i'll bless you
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Him, god says, "i'll bless you and you shall be a blessing."
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And you shall be a blessing." what does that mean?
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What does that mean? that means i bless you
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That means i bless you so that you can be a channel.
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So that you can be a channel. you can be a blessing.
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You can be a blessing. and of course, we know that
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And of course, we know that the greater plan of god is
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The greater plan of god is the gospel of jesus christ
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The gospel of jesus christ because "in your seed shall
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Because "in your seed shall all the nations be blessed."
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All the nations be blessed." that's the gospel right there.
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That's the gospel right there. that's what paul says
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That's what paul says in galatians and romans,
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In galatians and romans, in that very verse,
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In that very verse, "in your seed shall
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"in your seed shall all the nations be blessed."
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All the nations be blessed." so god blesses us
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So god blesses us even financially, all right,
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Even financially, all right, or with great possessions
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Or with great possessions in his word so that
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In his word so that we can channel these things,
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We can channel these things, amen, for the propagation
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Amen, for the propagation of the gospel of jesus christ.
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Of the gospel of jesus christ. can i have a good amen?
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Can i have a good amen? amen, and sometimes we feel like
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Amen, and sometimes we feel like we are looking for the latest
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We are looking for the latest creation, the latest innovative
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Creation, the latest innovative ideas to make money.
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Ideas to make money. but friend, these facts
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But friend, these facts come and go, amen.
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Come and go, amen. and you may make money
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And you may make money for a while, but you're gonna
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For a while, but you're gonna lose a lot in the process.
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Lose a lot in the process. but god's way is this.
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But god's way is this. when god blesses you and
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When god blesses you and god prospers you, "the blessing
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God prospers you, "the blessing of the lord maketh rich
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Of the lord maketh rich and he adds no sorrow with it."
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And he adds no sorrow with it." and the word "estev" there
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And the word "estev" there is sorrow, all right,
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Is sorrow, all right, is the word, painful toil.
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Is the word, painful toil. he adds no painful toil
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He adds no painful toil in that labor.
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In that labor. whereas some
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Whereas some of these other things,
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Of these other things, you may or may not prosper
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You may or may not prosper in only one area financially.
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Yes, you may have
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Yes, you may have a bigger house now.
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A bigger house now. you may have one more car,
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You may have one more car, all right, but what you
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All right, but what you give up to get all that,
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Give up to get all that, just in one area, money.
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Just in one area, money. god's prosperity
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God's prosperity is more than just money.
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Is more than just money. one of the saddest things is
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One of the saddest things is that i feel like there's a whole
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That i feel like there's a whole new generation, you know, they
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New generation, you know, they were in favor and they think
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Were in favor and they think that this favor message and
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That this favor message and all that, it is some, you know,
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All that, it is some, you know, preachers who try to make people
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Preachers who try to make people feel good.
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Feel good. no, friend, favor of god
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No, friend, favor of god is a valid central teaching
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Is a valid central teaching of the bible.
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Of the bible. in fact, the word favor,
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In fact, the word favor, you can actually say is grace
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You can actually say is grace because grace is undeserved,
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Because grace is undeserved, unmerited favor.
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Unmerited favor. and to be full of grace means
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And to be full of grace means to be full of favor, amen.
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To be full of favor, amen. and the bible says clearly that
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In exodus 12, "the lord gave
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In exodus 12, "the lord gave the people favor in the sight
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The people favor in the sight of the egyptians."
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Of the egyptians." that's key.
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That's key. when god gives you favor
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When god gives you favor with your bosses, amen,
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With your bosses, amen, that's when promotion starts.
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That's when promotion starts. that's when increment in
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That's when increment in your salary happens, amen.
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Your salary happens, amen. when god gives you favor in
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When god gives you favor in the eyes of your clients,
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The eyes of your clients, they'll do,
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They'll do, they want to do business
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They want to do business with you compared to someone
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With you compared to someone else that, you know,
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Else that, you know, in the natural,
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In the natural, have more experience
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Have more experience and maybe can offer more,
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And maybe can offer more, but for some reason,
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But for some reason, they gravitate towards you.
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They gravitate towards you. they like you, they trust you.
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They like you, they trust you. and a lot of business
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And a lot of business is done like that.
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Is done like that. when people have that confidence
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When people have that confidence in someone, they give
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In someone, they give the person the business, amen.
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The person the business, amen. that's called favor.
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That's called favor. and god can give you favor
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And god can give you favor in spite of your experience,
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In spite of your experience, in spite of your education
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In spite of your education achievements.
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Achievements. it's not dependent on all that.
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It's not dependent on all that. it's the lord who gives favor,
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It's the lord who gives favor, amen.
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Amen. so look to the lord for favor,
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So look to the lord for favor, amen.
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Amen. look to the lord for favor.
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Look to the lord for favor. i learned down through
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I learned down through the years that you can trust god
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The years that you can trust god for favor.
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For favor. but you say, "but i don't
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But you say, "but i don't deserve god's favor."
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Deserve god's favor." no, friend,
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No, friend, grace is undeserved favor.
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Grace is undeserved favor. the more undeserving you are,
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The more undeserving you are, you qualify, amen.
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You qualify, amen. all you got to do is
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All you got to do is to receive it, amen.
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To receive it, amen. god wants you to receive favor.
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God wants you to receive favor. why not receive favor today?
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Why not receive favor today? amen.
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Amen. we also see in the life
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We also see in the life of joseph, the bible says
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Of joseph, the bible says that god gave him favor
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That god gave him favor in the sight of first
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In the sight of first and foremost potiphar and then
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And foremost potiphar and then later on before pharaoh.
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Later on before pharaoh. god gave him favor.
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God gave him favor. it was something that god gave,
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It was something that god gave, god imparted
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God imparted and he promoted him.
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And he promoted him. with every favor that god
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With every favor that god gave joseph, he was promoted.
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Gave joseph, he was promoted. in potiphar's case, he was
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In potiphar's case, he was a slave when god gave him favor.
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A slave when god gave him favor. and the bible says that whatever
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And the bible says that whatever joseph did, god prospered.
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Joseph did, god prospered. all that he did,
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All that he did, the lord prospered.
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The lord prospered. everything under joseph's hands.
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Everything under joseph's hands. so much so that potiphar put
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So much so that potiphar put everything in joseph's hands.
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Everything in joseph's hands. now think about this, potiphar,
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Now think about this, potiphar, like many of our employers
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Like many of our employers are the ones who are in
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Are the ones who are in a position to promote us, okay.
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A position to promote us, okay. many of them,
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Many of them, they are not believers, okay.
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They are not believers, okay. i assume that probably
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I assume that probably you're working in a place where
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You're working in a place where the person is not a believer.
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The person is not a believer. if the person is a believer, all
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If the person is a believer, all the more god can speak to him.
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The more god can speak to him. but in this case of joseph,
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But in this case of joseph, potiphar wasn't a believer.
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Potiphar wasn't a believer. but the bible says,
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But the bible says, "potiphar saw that the lord
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"potiphar saw that the lord was with joseph.
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Was with joseph. and all that joseph did,
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And all that joseph did, the lord caused to prosper
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The lord caused to prosper in his hands."
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In his hands." so he saw that joseph, that
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So he saw that joseph, that the lord was with joseph and
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The lord was with joseph and that joseph was prospering
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That joseph was prospering in everything that he touched
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In everything that he touched because of the lord.
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Because of the lord. now, how do you assume
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Now, how do you assume that came to potiphar, okay?
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That came to potiphar, okay? by observing with his eyes,
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By observing with his eyes, amen.
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Amen. whatever joseph did, whether
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Whatever joseph did, whether it was planting crops, you know,
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It was planting crops, you know, it became a great harvest,
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It became a great harvest, a bumper crops that year.
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A bumper crops that year. whether he was handling
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Whether he was handling a group of servants and they
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A group of servants and they all became highly motivated
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All became highly motivated under his charge.
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Under his charge. whatever it is, we see that
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Whatever it is, we see that joseph prospered and it was
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Evident for a heathen to see.
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Evident for a heathen to see. someone who didn't believe in
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Someone who didn't believe in god, they go by their eyes.
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God, they go by their eyes. so what's going to happen is
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So what's going to happen is that i believe that when god
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That i believe that when god gives you favor,
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Gives you favor, the world will see it.
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The world will see it. your boss will see it.
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Your boss will see it. your clients will see it.
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Your clients will see it. and the people under your
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And the people under your ministry and even sinners that
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Ministry and even sinners that we reach out to will see it,
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We reach out to will see it, amen.
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Amen. so friend, god gives you power
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So friend, god gives you power to get wealth to establish
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To get wealth to establish the covenant of grace.
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The covenant of grace. wherever you find the covenant
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Wherever you find the covenant of grace being preached,
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Of grace being preached, being proclaimed,
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Being proclaimed, that is the ground.
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That is the ground. if you line up your life with
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If you line up your life with that, your giving and all that,
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That, your giving and all that, your sowing, your tithing,
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Your sowing, your tithing, your giving with all that, amen,
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Your giving with all that, amen, you will definitely receive
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You will definitely receive that power to get wealth.
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That power to get wealth. praise god, hallelujah.
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Praise god, hallelujah. god definitely gave
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God definitely gave that power to his people.
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That power to his people. now again, you know, some
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Now again, you know, some people may say, "well, you know,
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People may say, "well, you know, i don't believe in this
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I don't believe in this health and wealth gospel."
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Health and wealth gospel." friend, i don't believe
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Friend, i don't believe in that also.
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In that also. i don't believe there's a gospel
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I don't believe there's a gospel called the gospel of health
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Called the gospel of health and wealth.
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And wealth. there's no such thing.
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There's no such thing. the bible says, "the gospel is
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The bible says, "the gospel is the gospel of grace and peace."
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The gospel of grace and peace." but the result of the gospel
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But the result of the gospel is always, always,
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Is always, always, all right, provision, amen.
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All right, provision, amen. the first area,
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The first area, god provides what?
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God provides what? righteousness as a gift.
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Righteousness as a gift. and then god provides
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And then god provides for us in our soul
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For us in our soul and our realm, "come unto me
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And our realm, "come unto me and i'll give you rest."
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And i'll give you rest." praise the lord.
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Praise the lord. peace that passes understanding.
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Peace that passes understanding. for our bodies,
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For our bodies, he gives health, amen.
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He gives health, amen. and for our outward life,
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Just like 3 john 2, god's will
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Just like 3 john 2, god's will for you, "god's desire for you,
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For you, "god's desire for you, above all things that you
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Above all things that you prosper outwardly and be
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Prosper outwardly and be in health even as your soul,"
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In health even as your soul," your inward man,
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Your inward man, "prospers," amen.
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"prospers," amen. in every dimension, that's
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In every dimension, that's god's kind of prosperity, amen.
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God's kind of prosperity, amen. so god will give the power
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So god will give the power to get wealth to someone
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To get wealth to someone who sees his vision, his plan,
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Who sees his vision, his plan, his purpose to establish
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His purpose to establish which covenant?
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Which covenant? the covenant of grace, amen.
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The covenant of grace, amen. and they'll put their money
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And they'll put their money there.
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There. praise the lord.
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Praise the lord. because that's where, amen,
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Because that's where, amen, god is working.
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God is working. that's where god's provisions
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That's where god's provisions are flowing, amen.
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Are flowing, amen. in israel's time,
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In israel's time, where was god working in?
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Where was god working in? god was working towards building
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God was working towards building the tabernacle and that's
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The tabernacle and that's where all the wealth that god
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Where all the wealth that god gave them, the great possessions
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Gave them, the great possessions was going towards.
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Was going towards. now, of course,
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Now, of course, it's not everything
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It's not everything they had went over there.
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They had went over there. in fact, they were told
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In fact, they were told not to bring anymore.
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Not to bring anymore. so when god blesses you,
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So when god blesses you, there'll be definitely
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There'll be definitely be things left for you.
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Be things left for you. god blesses, like jesus says,
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God blesses, like jesus says, "give, it will be given to you,
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"give, it will be given to you, good measure, pressed down."
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Good measure, pressed down." now, he could have
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Now, he could have stopped there also.
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Stopped there also. it would be enough.
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It would be enough. good measure, pressed down,
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Good measure, pressed down, means what?
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Means what? you gotta press it down because
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You gotta press it down because it keeps on coming up.
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It keeps on coming up. but then he went further
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But then he went further by saying, "running over."
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By saying, "running over." what is running over?
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What is running over? have you ever experienced
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Have you ever experienced the running over blessings?
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The running over blessings? there are some people who say,
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There are some people who say, "well, god supplies our needs,"
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"well, god supplies our needs," all right, god meets our needs,
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All right, god meets our needs, not our wants.
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Not our wants. well, my bible says,
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Well, my bible says, "the lord is my shepherd,
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"the lord is my shepherd, i shall not want."
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I shall not want." there is no want in psalms.
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There is no want in psalms. there is no want to them
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There is no want to them that fear him, all right,
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That fear him, all right, god takes care of your want.
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God takes care of your want. in fact, the running over,
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In fact, the running over, why is there the running over?
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Why is there the running over? have you ever experienced
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Have you ever experienced the running over blessing?
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The running over blessing? see friend, god wants you
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See friend, god wants you blessed running over
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Blessed running over so that your blessings
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So that your blessings will flow to others, amen.
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Will flow to others, amen. but are you blessed?
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But are you blessed? are you blessed in the process?
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Are you blessed in the process? yes, you are blessed in
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Yes, you are blessed in the process definitely, amen.
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The process definitely, amen. because you are
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Because you are the channel through which
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The channel through which the supply flows through.
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The supply flows through. definitely there will
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Definitely there will be more than enough for you.
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Be more than enough for you. the only problem we have
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The only problem we have is that it stops there
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Is that it stops there like the dead sea in israel.
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Like the dead sea in israel. the dead sea has inlet,
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The dead sea has inlet, it has no outlet.
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It has no outlet. and that's why
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And that's why it's called the dead sea.
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It's called the dead sea. nothing can live
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Nothing can live in the dead sea.
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In the dead sea. but up north in the land
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But up north in the land of israel, the sea of galilee
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Of israel, the sea of galilee is thriving with fishes.
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Is thriving with fishes. why?
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Why? because there's inlet
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Because there's inlet and there's outlet, amen.
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And there's outlet, amen. would you call the sea blessed?
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Would you call the sea blessed? yes.
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Yes. why?
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Why? because it's a channel.
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Because it's a channel. it's allowing itself
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It's allowing itself to be a channel.
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To be a channel. so, you'll be blessed
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So, you'll be blessed when you become a giver?
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When you become a giver? definitely you'll be blessed,
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Definitely you'll be blessed, all right.
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All right. and the running over
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And the running over is a blessing,
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Is a blessing, plenty for others and plenty
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Plenty for others and plenty for you and your family.
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For you and your family. praise the lord.
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Announcer: pastor
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Joseph prince will return in a moment with a special prayer
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Joseph prince: what
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Are you afraid of?
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Jesus is going to walk
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On the very thing
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That is about to drown you.
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The lord on high is far above
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All the waters that trouble you.
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Amen.
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Joseph prince: and i just
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Joseph prince: and i just wanna say that i love all of you
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Wanna say that i love all of you and that's the reason why--it's
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And that's the reason why--it's not an easy message to preach
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Not an easy message to preach because people will criticize
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Because people will criticize and, you know,
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And, you know, the world will be the world,
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The world will be the world, the world is the world, okay?
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The world is the world, okay? but the children of god,
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But the children of god, i want you to prosper.
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I want you to prosper. i want the young people
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I want the young people especially in these last days,
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Especially in these last days, they are faced with all kinds
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They are faced with all kinds of financial challenges
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Of financial challenges in front of them.
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Many of them are about to get married and they find
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And they are looking and some of them have given up even on jobs
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And things like that and they just want to get quick returns
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Just want to get quick returns and, you know, looking at
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And, you know, looking at the latest thing, latest trend.
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The latest thing, latest trend. friends, these are not sources.
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Friends, these are not sources. even your daily--the job
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Even your daily--the job that you go into and work,
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That you go into and work, you work as unto the lord.
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You work as unto the lord. don't see it as your source.
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Don't see it as your source. god is your source.
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God is your source. and that's why the tithe and
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And that's why the tithe and the offering are god's ways for
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The offering are god's ways for us to break the love of money,
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Us to break the love of money, to position our heart in a place
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To position our heart in a place where we expect god
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Where we expect god to prosper us, amen.
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To prosper us, amen. and i pray that this has blessed
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And i pray that this has blessed you, friends, because god wants
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You, friends, because god wants you to prosper and be in health
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You to prosper and be in health even as your souls prosper.
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Even as your souls prosper. in jesus's name.
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Joseph Prince - Thrive Even In Tough Seasons

July 16, 2025 | 29:45

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